Chibs Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Chibs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chibs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chibs Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chibs Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Chibs is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chibs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chibs is the 3,798,600th most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Chibs live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria Chibs is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 44 percent reside, Kaduna, where 32 percent reside and Edo, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schibs914/
Chib895,720/
Hibs8918/
Cibs894/
Chaib8063,095/
Chips803,960/
Chieb801,638/
Chhib80350/
Schib80154/
Cheib8081/
Hibst8069/
Hibsz8034/
Chgib8024/
Choib8015/
Chisp807/
Chivs803/
Heibs803/
Hibsh803/
Chibh801/
Hisbs801/
Cisbs801/
Chebs801/
Shibs801/
Chybs801/
Chihb801/
Scibs801/
Chibt801/
Ceibs801/
Chubs800/
Chibsova771/
Cib752,944/
Hib751,838/
Scheib735,380/
Chipps732,280/
Schieb73930/
Schips73672/
Chaaib73488/
Chhaib73351/
Chispe73234/
Hibsch73131/
Chipse7313/
Huijbs7310/
Heibst7310/
Chiefs736/
Zcheib736/
Schebs735/
Chipsz735/
Schäbs734/
Schaib733/
Chisps731/
Chaivs731/
Chhips731/
Chievs731/
Haibsh731/
Scibsz731/
Choibh731/
Chaibh731/
Chiffs730/
Sceibs730/
Chiv6710,538/
Cheb673,457/
Chibowa672,683/
Hieb672,597/
Heib672,320/
Shib672,086/
Chyb671,067/
Chip671,030/
Haib67332/
Hjib67311/
Gibs67293/
Zibs6775/
Cips6757/
Khib6748/
Scheips6747/
Hebs6737/
Kibs6736/
Hsib6735/
Hybs6733/
Hips6728/
Huibsch6725/
Chibova6722/
Sibs6720/
Scheibz6717/
Hisb6716/
Hübs6715/
Hibš6714/
Schipps6713/
Zschiebsch679/
Scib679/
Hibh677/
Cibd676/
Hijb675/
Hisp674/
Jibs674/
Chehieb674/
Scheebs673/
Chaipes673/
Hoib672/
Huib672/
Cybs672/
Jcib672/
Cibc671/
Ch'heib671/
Chieffs671/
Heibsch671/
Scheisp671/
Schieps671/
Hiws671/
Ceib671/
Scheibt671/
Civs671/
Qibs671/
Tchipse671/
Tshib's671/
Cebs671/
Hivs671/
Xhib671/
Cisb671/
Ciws671/
Cjbs671/
Chifsse671/
Chjb671/
Hgib671/
Hibx671/
Hibz671/
Hjbs671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chibs
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